Muzium Petroleum, Sarawak

The Science Petroleum Museum was situated next to The Grand Old Lady. This museum was built as it is one of the most important modern Miri development. The information about petroleum industry development in miri was kept and archived here. There is a recreational park next to this museum as it is one of tourist attraction in Miri.

The oil museum is located at the site of the Miri 1 oil well, which was actually rebuilt and burned by a wildfire. This is the first oil well in Malaysia, on the top of the Canadian mountain in Miri. It is also the best place to watch the sunset.

The Museum of Petroleum is seeking funding from Statoil and Sarawak Shell in the form of a special grant to the city to beautify well 1 and make the historic site a more attractive tourist attraction. The museum was built at RM10 million.

Here you can see for yourself the first oil well in Miri called The Grand Old Lady. You can also learn about the petroleum industry, see models of oil rigs and learn about the processing of oil, from the process of getting it out to getting it into your car.

Great place to learn more about peteoleum history in Sarawak. Perfect to brinf kids during school holiday.

The museum introduces the oil production of Meili, which has become the second city of Sarawak since the 1950s in the small fish village.

As the city who owed its development and progress to the oil and gas money, it is simple important to have the petroleum museum here in Miri. We get to understand the history and the processes of oil exploration.